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OS X update for xar (CVE-2021-30833)

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OS X update for xar (CVE-2021-30833)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
10/27/2021
Created
10/28/2021
Added
10/27/2021
Modified
12/06/2022

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1. Unpacking a maliciously crafted archive may allow an attacker to write arbitrary files.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2021-007-catalina
  • apple-osx-upgrade-11_6_1
  • apple-osx-upgrade-12_0_1

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